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#FAC455

#fac455 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fac455 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 76.86% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.6% magenta, 66% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 40.36°, with 94.29% saturation and 65.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.6046

Complementary

  1. #fac455
  2. #558bfa

Split complementary

  1. #fac455
  2. #55defa
  3. #7255fa

Analogous

  1. #fa7255
  2. #fac455
  3. #defa55

Triadic

  1. #fac455
  2. #55fac4
  3. #c455fa

Tetradic

  1. #fac455
  2. #8bfa55
  3. #558bfa
  4. #c455fa

Square

  1. #fac455
  2. #55fa72
  3. #558bfa
  4. #fa55de

Monochromatic

  1. #b17905
  2. #f8aa0b
  3. #fac455
  4. #fcde9f
  5. #fef8ea

Shades

#fac455 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fac455
  2. #e1b04d
  3. #c89d44
  4. #af893c
  5. #967633
  6. #7d622b
  7. #644e22
  8. #4b3b1a
  9. #322711
  10. #191409
  11. #000000

Tints

#fac455 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fac455
  2. #fbca66
  3. #fbd077
  4. #fcd688
  5. #fcdc99
  6. #fde2aa
  7. #fde7bb
  8. #feedcc
  9. #fef3dd
  10. #fff9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fac455 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fac455
  2. #eebd59
  3. #e2b65e
  4. #d5b062
  5. #c9a966
  6. #bda26b
  7. #b19b6f
  8. #a59473
  9. #988e77
  10. #8c877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c9a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc448 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d259 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c44e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efcc58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffba91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fac455 {
  color: #fac455;
}
Background
.bg-fac455 {
  background-color: #fac455;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fac455 {
  border: 2px solid #fac455;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fac455;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 196 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fac455 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac455, #defa55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fac455 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 196 85 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.65 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.92 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.17 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.23 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.39 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.98 #053baa Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#fac455  rgb(250, 196, 85)  hsl(40, 94%, 66%)  Saffron
#558bfa  rgb(85, 139, 250)  hsl(220, 94%, 66%)  United Nations Blue
#55fac4  rgb(85, 250, 196)  hsl(160, 94%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#c455fa  rgb(196, 85, 250)  hsl(280, 94%, 66%)  Medium Orchid